READLINK(1) User Commands READLINK(1)
NAME
readlink(1,2) - display value of a symbolic link(1,2)
SYNOPSIS
readlink(1,2) [OPTION]... FILE
DESCRIPTION
Display value of a symbolic link(1,2) on standard output.
-f, --canonicalize
canonicalize by following every symlink in(1,8) every component of
the given path recursively
-n, --no-newline
do not output the trailing newline
-q, --quiet,
-s, --silent
suppress most error(8,n) messages
-v, --verbose
report error(8,n) messages
--help display this help and exit(3,n,1 builtins)
--version
output version(1,3,5) information and exit(3,n,1 builtins)
AUTHOR
Written by Dmitry V. Levin.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is
NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE.
SEE ALSO
The full documentation for readlink(1,2) is maintained as a Texinfo manual.
If the info(1,5,n) and readlink(1,2) programs are properly installed at your site,
the command
info(1,5,n) coreutils readlink(1,2)
should give you access(2,5) to the complete manual.
readlink(1,2) (coreutils) 5.2.1 March 2004 READLINK(1)